More restrictions on industrial estate parking

More yellow lines will be painted at the Milton industrial estate

On-street parking will be banned at an industrial estate north of Cambridge in a move that has divided opinion.

Cambridgeshire County Council has decided to extend the existing double yellow lines along Cambridge Road, Milton.

The move to restrict the parking was proposed following concerns about parked cars obstructing businesses.

But some people said they feared being able to enjoy free parking when visiting the nearby country park.

Most of the road within the industrial estate already has double yellows, but some gaps remain. Those gaps will be removed.

During a public consultation, 16 respondents objected to the change and 16 supported it, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Objectors mainly raised concerns about a lack of free parking.

One comment said: "The remaining on-street spaces in the industrial estate offer a rare and essential option for people on tighter budgets, whether they are visiting the park, working nearby or just running errands."

Double yellow lines will be extended along the length of Cambridge Road

However, others said that parking on the road was causing problems.

"It has become increasingly more dangerous with the parking of cars, lorries and vans who are parking and causing obstructions on the roads on the estate," one comment said.

Another claimed there had been four accidents in six months because of bad parking.

Agreeing to implement the change, the council said it recognised the concerns but "the need for unhindered access... to business premises should take precedence over on-street parking".